New Australian telescope to enable deep space communication

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New Australian telescope to enable deep space communication

STORY: New Australian telescope to enable deep space communication SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the observatory STORYLINE: A new telescope in Australia's capital city Canberra will enable communication with astronauts from the moon to deep space. Officially opened on Wednesday, the Australian National University's Quantum Optical Ground Station uses adaptive optical technology and lasers to send and receive data from space, allowing for communication with, and filming of, the next generation of crewed space missions. Based at the Australian National University (ANU) Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra's west, the station will also drive research on advanced communication technologies. "It's a world-first, in terms of next-generation capability for global communications," Anna Moore, Director of the ANU Institute for Space, told state media the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). T

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